THE wait is nearly over for the Festival Players’ latest production, Wait Until Dark, to arrive at Loughborough Town Hall.

THE wait is nearly over for the Festival Players latest production, Wait Until Dark, to arrive at Loughborough Town Hall.

The Loughborough theatre group will take to the Market Place venues stage from September 30 to October 3 to perform the classic thriller by Frederick Knott.

And the players are hoping the show will round off a successful first season at the town hall, which has also included productions of Rebecca and Stepping Out.

Spokesman Mike Speight said: A classic suspense thriller of both stage and screen, Wait Until Dark follows the recently-blinded Susie Henderson, portrayed by Laura Orton, who is terrorized by three petty criminals looking for a drug-filled doll.

Susies husband is lured away and she finds herself trapped in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with just a young girl and the gathering darkness for allies as the play builds up to its terrifying climax.

Tickets priced at s8.50 and s9.50 are available from the Town Hall Box Office on 01509 231914 or www.loughboroughecho.net. There is also a pre-show carvery taking place before the October 2 and October 3 performances, which requires-pre-booking.